As the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol winds down its long-running investigation, pundits and historians are debating its legacy—and whether the panel’s comprehensive findings and take-no-prisoners investigative approach will pave the way for holding former President Trump accountable.
The committee’s dedication to asserting Congress’s authority has been impressively unrelenting: Investigators not only convinced witnesses from Trump’s inner circle to come forward but also took those who ignored their subpoenas to court—even appealing to the Justice Department to arrest and charge those who would not comply with their summons.
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